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Lemonade Launches Both Car and Autonomous Car Insurance in Missouri

September 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Lemonade Inc. (NYSE: LMND) said Sept. 2 that it has launched its Lemonade Car auto insurance product in Missouri and, on the same day, its Autonomous Car product, which gives Tesla owners in the state 50% off every mile driven using Full Self-Driving (Supervised). “Missouri drivers are getting Lemonade Car and Lemonade Autonomous Car at […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Autonomous Vehicles, Lemonade, Missouri, Openings, Tesla, Usage-Based Insurance

Florida Policyholders Paid Nearly $3 Billion Less in 2025, APCIA-Commissioned Study Finds

September 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Florida homeowners and personal auto policyholders paid nearly $3 billion less for coverage in 2025 than they did a year earlier, according to an actuarial study commissioned by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) released Sept. 2 that credits the state’s 2022 and 2023 legal system reforms for the decline. The sharpest reductions the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Assignment of Benefits, Auto Insurance, Florida, Premiums

VIVE Collision Reaches 80 Locations with Pennsylvania Acquisition

September 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Acquires first facility in Pittsburgh market. VIVE Collision has acquired Joe DiIorio Auto Body in Homestead, Pa., a deal announced Sept. 2 that brings the Northeast multiple shop operator to 80 locations and gives it its first collision repair facility in the greater Pittsburgh market. Joe DiIorio Auto Body has operated as a family-owned business […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Pennsylvania, VIVE Collision

CAPA Donates $100,000 to Collision Engineering Career Alliance

September 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Certified Automotive Parts Association has donated $100,000 to the Collision Engineering Career Alliance, the nonprofit that runs a two-year collision repair technician apprenticeship program at seven community colleges, the alliance said. “Supporting Collision Engineering means shaping tomorrow’s workforce and contributing to the health of our industry,” said Gerry Poirier, CAPA board chair. “We are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Career and Technical Education, Certified Automotive Parts Association, Collision Engineering Career Alliance, Donations

Root Cuts Florida Auto Insurance Base Rates 15% for 52,000 Policyholders

September 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Root Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT) has cut base auto insurance rates in Florida by 15%, a reduction the Columbus, Ohio-based telematics insurer said Aug. 27 will lower premiums for nearly all of the more than 52,000 policyholders it covers in the state. Eligible customers will save about $400 a year on average, or roughly $21 million […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Florida, Premiums, Root Insurance

AkzoNobel and Axalta Name Final Three Directors to Combined Company Board

September 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems have named the last three directors of the board that will govern the company the two are merging to create, completing an 11-member slate more than three months before the transaction is expected to close. Stephan B. Tanda, Denise C. Johnson and Robert Schuchna have agreed to serve as non-executive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Board of Directors, People, Refinish

Consumer Sentiment Falls 6% in Final August Reading, Ending Two-Month Rebound

September 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Index revised up from the preliminary figure but 11% below a year ago as inflation and gas-price worries persist. Consumer sentiment fell 6.3% in August in the final reading from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, with the Index of Consumer Sentiment landing at 51.7, down from 55.2 in July and 11.2% below the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Crash Champions Opens 28th Pennsylvania Location in Lancaster

September 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions has opened a collision repair center at 846 Flory Mill Road in Lancaster, Pa., its second in the Lancaster market and its 28th in the state. The newly constructed 20,000-square-foot facility carries I-CAR Gold Class designation and sits near the interchange of U.S. Route 30 and Pennsylvania Route 283. The opening adds capacity […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Champions, Openings, Pennsylvania

California Motor Vehicle Glass Act Heads to Newsom as Glass Association Urges Veto

September 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Governor has until Sept. 30 to act on SB 988. The Independent Glass Association says Assembly consumer-choice amendments do not resolve its concerns. The California Legislature gave final approval to Senate Bill 988, the California Motor Vehicle Glass Act, on Aug. 26, when the Senate concurred 37-0 in Assembly amendments to the measure. The Assembly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Anti-Steering, Assignment of Benefits, Auto Glass, Calibration, California, Independent Glass Association, legislation

Scott Sinclair Promoted to Director of I-CAR Canada

September 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

I-CAR Canada has promoted Scott Sinclair to director, moving the program’s business development manager into strategic and operational leadership of Canada’s collision repair training and recognition body. “Scott’s extensive industry experience and leadership have helped him build credibility within the collision sector and among I-CAR customers. I have great confidence in Scott’s ability to guide […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, I-CAR Canada, People

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